# Fourth grade

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For the South Park episode, see [Fourth Grade (South Park)](/source/Fourth_Grade_(South_Park)).

**Fourth grade** (also **4th grade** or **Grade 4)** is the fourth [year](/source/Educational_stage) of [formal](/source/Formal_education) or [compulsory education](/source/Compulsory_education). It is the fourth year of [primary school](/source/Primary_school). Children in fourth grade are usually 9–10 years old.

## Argentina

In [Argentina](/source/Education_in_Argentina), the minimum age required for the fourth grade is between 9 and 10 years old.[1] In this situation, the children who are in the middle of primary school perform the "confirmation of loyalty to the homeland". This is an act in which a child will have to take an oath to defend Argentina for the rest of his or her life. Sometimes children take a trip to [Rosario](/source/Rosario), where they raise the [National Flag Memorial](/source/National_Flag_Memorial_(Argentina)).[citation needed]

## Australia

In [Australia](/source/Education_in_Australia), this level of class is called [Year 4](/source/Year_Four). Children generally start this level between the ages of nine and ten.

## Brazil

In [Brazil](/source/Education_in_Brazil), fourth grade is the *quarto ano do Ensino Fundamental I*. To enter the fourth grade, all children's students must be nine years old before the cut-off date. The minimum age to enter the fourth grade is nine years old.

## Canada

In [Canada](/source/Education_in_Canada), the fourth year of elementary education is referred to as Grade 4.

## China

In [China](/source/Education_in_China), the fourth year of elementary education is referred to as Grade 4. Children are usually 9 or 10 years old at the fourth grade in elementary school.[2]

## Netherlands

In the [Netherlands](/source/Education_in_the_Netherlands), the fourth year of school is called group 6, and the pupils are 9 to 10 years old. Children start school at age four and end school at ages 12 or 13. In Belgium, it is called 4th (study) year. The children are also between the ages of 9 and 10.[3]

## France

In [France](/source/Education_in_France), the equivalent to the above-grade is the [Level 1 Intermediate Course](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/CM1), known by its short-form CM1 (*cours moyen 1re année*).[4]

## Germany

In [Germany](/source/Education_in_Germany), the equivalent grade is 4. Klasse. In most German states this is the year where parents have to decide what kind of school their children should master: The "Mittelschule" that usually ends with 9th grade, the "Realschule" that ends with 10th grade and allows pupils to get a better starting point for their choice of working place or the "Gymnasium" that ends either with 12th grade or 13th grade (depending on the state) and is the only direct way to go to university.

## Greece

In [Greece](/source/Education_in_Greece), the fourth school year of primary education school is referred to as the Fourth Grade of Primary (Tetarti - Τετάρτη Δημοτικού).

## India

In [India](/source/Education_in_India), where children enter Class 4 at the ages **9 to 10** it is called *Lower Primary*, it is known as the fourth grade. **5-7** standard categories as *Upper Primary (UP)*. *Lower Primary* gives the basic education necessary for a kid and when they get to the *UP section*, advanced knowledge will be provided via **lessons or modules**.[citation needed]

## Ireland

In the [Republic of Ireland](/source/Education_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland), the equivalent is **Fourth Class** or **Rang a Ceathair** (for 9- to 10-year-olds), which is year 6 of Primary School.[5]

## Kazakhstan

In [Kazakhstan](/source/Kazakhstan), Class 4 (4-сынып) is the final year of [primary school](/source/Primary_school). Children typically enter at 9–10 years old, completing the primary education phase.

## New Zealand

In [New Zealand](/source/Education_in_New_Zealand), this level of class is called Standard 3 or Year 5. Children generally start at this level between the ages of nine and ten.[6]

## Philippines

In the [Philippines](/source/Education_in_the_Philippines), this level is called Grade 4. Mostly, students can start at age eight.

## Portugal

In [Portugal](/source/Education_in_Portugal), what North Americans would call the fourth grade (*quarto ano*, *4º ano* to Portuguese people) is the fourth and last year of the four-year *1º Ciclo do Ensino Básico* which also includes the [first grade](/source/First_grade), the [second grade](/source/Second_grade), and the [third grade](/source/Third_grade).[7] Students take final exams (*provas finais*) for [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) and [Mathematics](/source/Mathematics) at the end of the fourth grade since the school year of 2012/2013.[8][9]

## United Kingdom

In [England](/source/Education_in_England), compulsory education begins with the first new term of the Reception year following a child's 5th birthday.[10] Many children enter Reception at the beginning of the school year, aged 4. Fourth grade is the equivalent of 'Year 5' (ages 9–10) in England and [Wales](/source/Education_in_Wales), Primary 6 in [Northern Ireland](/source/Education_in_Northern_Ireland) and [Scotland](/source/Education_in_Scotland)—the sixth year of compulsory education in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.[11]

## United States

In math, students learn about place value up to the millions, prime and composite numbers, multiplying 2-digit and 3-digit numbers, long division, fractions, decimals, the metric system, and geometry.

In Social Studies, students learn about geography skills such as map reading and longitude and latitude, state history, and early American history. Fourth grade is also the year that most U.S. students learn about their own state's history.[12]

In science, the most common topics include the rock cycle, fossils, erosion, electricity, forces and motion, light, and heat. Other topics may be taught depending on the school districts or state's curriculum.

In English, kids learn skills of reading, writing, and vocabulary. These skills include finding a story's theme, comparing and contrasting, citing textual evidence, main idea, writing objective summaries, writing narratives, writing research reports, writing explanatory essays, writing persuasive and argumentative pieces, figurative language, prefixes, suffixes and context clues.

## Spain

In [Spain](/source/Education_in_Spain), *Primaria* (6 to 12 years old) is compulsory for all children. 4th grade is called *cuarto de Primaria* or simply *cuarto curso*. *Primaria* starts at six years old, so students usually start 4th grade on the year of their tenth birthday.[citation needed]

## See also

- [Educational stage](/source/Educational_stage)
- [Singapore math method](/source/Singapore_math_method)
- [Elementary schools in Japan](/source/Elementary_schools_in_Japan)

## References

1. Education System in Corboda Argentina [https://iicana.org/asesoria-educativa/education-system-argentina-cordoba](https://iicana.org/asesoria-educativa/education-system-argentina-cordoba) retrieved 21 september 2019

1. ["China Education System"](https://www.scholaro.com/pro/Countries/china/Education-System). *www.scholaro.com*. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

1. ["The education system in the Netherlands"](https://www.expatica.com/nl/education/children-education/dutch-education-system-100816/). *Expatica*. August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

1. ["Primary education"](https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/primary-education-14_en). *eacea.ec.europa.eu*. October 9, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2019.

1. ["Department of Education"](https://www.education.ie/en/The-Education-System/Primary/)

1. ["New Zealand School System"](https://www.newzealandnow.govt.nz/living-in-nz/education/school-system). *New Zealand Now*. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

1. ["Ensino Básico e Secundário"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121103093519/http://cdp.portodigital.pt/educacao-e-formacao/ensino-basico-e-secundario) (in Portuguese). *cdp.portodigital.pt*. Archived from [the original](http://cdp.portodigital.pt/educacao-e-formacao/ensino-basico-e-secundario) on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

1. Isabel Leiria (2012-03-26). ["Ministro da Educação anuncia exames nacionais no 4º ano"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131107171447/http://expresso.sapo.pt/ministro-da-educacao-anuncia-exames-nacionais-no-4-ano=f714651) (in Portuguese). *expresso.sapo.pt*. [Impresa](/source/Impresa). Archived from [the original](https://expresso.sapo.pt/ministro-da-educacao-anuncia-exames-nacionais-no-4-ano=f714651) on November 7, 2013. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

1. ["Alunos do 4.º ano vão ter exames a partir do próximo ano"](http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Educacao/Interior.aspx?content_id=2385820) (in Portuguese). *www.jn.pt*. [controlinveste](/source/Controlinveste). 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

1. ["School attendance and absence"](https://www.gov.uk/school-attendance-absence). *www.gov.uk*

1. ["The national curriculum"](http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/ExamsTestsAndTheCurriculum/DG_4016665). *direct.gov.uk*

1. GreatSchools Staff. ["Your fourth grader and social studies"](https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/fourth-grade-social-studies/). *www.greatschools.org*. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

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